Ticket-cutter.



A. I. BLANGHARD.

TICKET GUTTER,

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 31, 1911.

1,055,51 1 Patented Mar. 11, 1913.

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My invention has for-its object the pro- ALLEN I. isnancnaan, or enr ched; learners.

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Applicatieai n e fictober 31, ion. Serial No. erases.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LALLEN I. BLANCHARD,

a citizen of the United States, residing at- Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Ticket-Cutters,' of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved ticketcutter for use in connection Withrail- Way tickets more particularly conductors" cash fare receipts or slips which are printed in such a manner that when separated lengthwise by the cutter into two. portions or halves theamount is indicated upon both of such portions, one of which is. handed to the passenger andthe other retained bythe vision of a novel, simpleand efiicient construction of ticketcutter for so executing the receipts'or slips, such cutter including a tearing" knife or straight edge having mounted thereon a suitable number of projections which are adjustable on the straight edge in such a'manner as to'cause an indication of :the amount of fare on oath severed portions of the receipt. Thefstraight edge and its projections areconstructed andcoportion oft-he receipt.

operate in such a way that they are both. held together firmly and in proper reiative position during the execution of the ticket or receipt so that the latteris properly and -tageous. The notch-forming projections 2 are similar, each being formed, witha tooth 2 projecting beyond the severing edge 1* accurately manipulated;

Another object of my invention is to so rhount the straight edge in a ticket holder that such straight edge While held more or less firmly: in, normal position by spring pressure may be moved from such normal position for the purpose of enahlingthe conductor-to readily remove-the passengers .My invention embodies other novel advantageous features of construction which will be apparent from"-the.description hereinafter given.

In the accompanyin is a perspective of ratio et holder and cutter embodying my invention and illustrating a.

supply of cash fajre tickets or receipts Within the holder; Fig. 2 a plan View of the ticket holder and cutter illustrated in Fig. l but 1. with the tickets or receiptsremoved'; Elg. 3 a cross section. on the line 3-.3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4; an end view of the ticket h'older and cutter; Fig; 5 a perspective of one of the drawing Figure 1 notcbformi-ng L projections illustrating the underside thereof; Fig. 6- a perspective of one end of the straight edge illustratingthe formation of the same beiore the roller is the line 2'"? of Fig. 2,' and Fig. 8 a plan view of a modified form of straight edge. 4 Referring to sthe present embodiment hi my invention a "illustrated in the drawing the ticket cuttenrpom-prises essentially a 235 straight ed el and one or inorenotch-form ing projections 2 which are mounted'toslide on the straight edge in the peculiar manner now to he described:

"As shown more particularly in Figs. 3 2e and 6 the. straight edge is folded and cramped upwardly along the substantially central: longitudinal line to form a longitudinal rib l fwhich is rounded so as to be substantially tubular to .act as a guide for 2'5 said projections 2. The underside of the straight edge is therefore flat and adapted to rest upon the top surface of the pile of tickets A while the other or top sidehas.

' SCllI0l therein; Fig. 7 a sectional'deta'il on 69 pro ecting therefrom said guide or no 1. so

In addition and by preference the ends as the straight edge are provided with flanges 1 which engage over the ends of the pile of:

tickets to, assist in the guiding of the. transverse movements of the straight edge .as as hereinafter explained. These flanges, however, are not essential butconsidered advan of the straight edge and also by preierence formed with socketedheads 2 for convenient manipulation by the fingers. Each of these projections isaa'lso' provided in its two opposite sides and 'near the bottom thereof with notches 2 which somewhat exceed a semicircle and are thereby adaptedto fit. .upon'and engage the rib or guidel" with the result that such projections are held against detachment irom such guide but 163 0 permitted to be adjusted longitndinally thereon. By means of thisconstruction of straight edge and prr ections the latter are held very firmly improper relative position with respect to the straight edge fififilCilza We ticket holder spring wires one end being secured in fixed relationship to the holder and the other being extended upwardli fund trans'i'ersely of the holder and terminating in a. loop 3 as more clearly indicated in Fig. This tree or loop end of each spring is rida iited to engage its end of theguide L both ends of such guide being extended beyond the ends of the straight edge proper and therefore projecting beyond the endsof the pile of tickets. be made such extended ends of the guide and the spring wires, yet I prefer to provide such ends of the guide with small rollers 4- which are adapted to rotate freely on such ends and are held in place by upsetting or heading" over the extreme ends of the guide at 1 it heiug understood that the notchforming; projections 2 are prm'iously inserted at the cues of the guides, see Fig. 7. Each roller is provided with a circumferential groom i to receive the loop end of its syncing wire. These spring wires-tints hold the ticket utter to proper or normal position on too pile of tickets with a yielding pressure. the tension heinp; exerted llhilc provision 1ll2t downwardly and also laterallfc upon the straight n the norm: The nrop of he of the spring i men with tae edge from hel. I than is she to nor nally hold the cutter oosition illustrauul in r" s i trans rselv ot the i.

i the loop out s their ensla prevent tarihm:

in Fig; the construction and arran (1 that. upon the application o'tp-i against the tension of spline n the right in Fig. '-l-. the entire curt moved transversely until the pare. ing the springs occup v tie position trated in. said Fig. 4, in this movement the rollers rolling along the interi'nediate portion of the spring wires. in this operation the passcngers receipt is free from the cutter, that is, the cutter is moved oil of the inner portion of the passene'efis portion ot the receipt. feature inasmuch as it permits the conit the direct engagement between" This is a vcrv advantageous.

I i thereot' and serves to materially strerugfth n ductor to readily and easil grasp and re- 1 move his portion of the rcccij'it or ticket" v ot' the cutter upon such portion of the receipt holds I features of muesli.

the same. closely upon the pile of tickets andv prevents the ready grasping of such portion along the outer edge.

For the purpose o'l enabling the straight edn'c to indicate the class of fare whether tull tare or half fare for which the ticket. is issuech' l provide the. form of straight edge illustrated in Fig. 8 wherein it is seen that such straight edge the same as that already described with the exception that it has on the side opposite its severing edge and at one end thereof a projecting portion 1 whose severing edge is made incl ined to the body of the st night edge. i ls suming: that the ticket is to be executed for a half fare the entire straight. edge is moved or adjusted transversely as indicated hr dotted lines substantially as shown in Figs. Band t or until the r ar edge or side oil the straight edge occupies a position on the ticket formerly occupied before the-ad justnientbr the severing; edge thereof. ln other vords the severing edge inovcd transversely a distance equaling its own width. The passcnc'er s portion of the ticket is now "aised at one corner and torn along the inclined severing edge of the projection 1. this action stopping when the edge of the out has reached the rearward edge of the straight edge. The latter is tlu reupon permitted to he auton'iaticallv returned to its normal position and the ticket is executed in the usual manner. a result the auditors stuh or port'on of the ticket will have a projection at ne end similar to the projection 1 while the pits sengers portion will be coinpl iuc Cary thereto, that i.s,-it will hare a cred from one corner thereof.

and cutter is prcwided which has advantage over those particularl; among r outages may be stated the come accuracy ot execution of the t e convenience and moral of the conductofis port. i or receipt, as well as neral use tuc economy at the constructnui. the cles..i'.'ie(l forn'lation of straight edeje and guide as a unit from a single piece of sheet inc-nil notonly causes the guide to he held firmly in proper relative position. accurate and uniforn'i manipulation o'l the tick most economi al of manufacture and extremely light n'itl'iout sacrifice of strength. indeed. this formation 0t guide has a tuhular rib which rises from the surface of the straight edge proper as an integral part but also provides a structure -adapte d to rest upon a pile of tickets and means secured to the holder and engaging the cutter with a yielding pressure and having a stop to limit the movement of thecutter in one direction but permitting it tomove in an opposite direction. 16'

,2. In combination with a holder na' ad to contain a pile of tickets, a ticket cutter adapted to rest upon the pile, and springs secured to the holder and having open looped ends to engage the ends of the cutter to permit both upward movement and transverse movement-of the cutter in one direction.

.3. In a device of the character described,

a straight edge having "formed integral therewith a longitudinal guide whose ends are extended, aprojection slidable on the guide, and springs secured to the holder and having openlooped free-ends to engage the ends'of the cutter to permit both upward movement and transverse movement of the cutter in one direction.

4. Ina device of the character described, a straight edge having formed integral therewith a longitudinal guide whose ends are extended, a projection slidable on the guide, rollers mounted on the extended ends of'the guide, and springs'secured to the holder and having open looped free ends engaging said rollers. I Y

5. Ina device of the characterdescribed, a straight edge having formed integral therewith adongitudinal guide Whose ends are extended, a projection slida-ble on the guide, rollers mounted on the extended ends ofthe guide, the extreme ends'of the latter being upset tosecure the rollers'in place, and springs secured to the holder and having open'looped free ends engaging said rollers.

6..In a device of the character described, the combination, with a ticket holder, -'astraight edge having thereon means for indicating one ticket the amount of fare paid and also having means -for indicating half fare thereon, aid straight edgebeing adjustable transvfizrsely of the holder but held in a normal position with ayieldingpres 1 sure. 5

7. In a device of the character described,

the combination, with a ticket holder, 21

' straight edge having thereon means for indicating ont 'a ticket the amount of fare paid and alsohaving at one side and at one end thereof a .gprojection for indicating half fare on the ticket, said straight edge being ad justable transverselyof the holder but. held.

in a no? a'l position'with a yielding pressure. '5, 3 I i 8. In i'a device of the character described,

the combination, with a ticket holder, at

's'traightfedge having thereon means for indicating' on a ticket the amount of fare paid and also having at one side and at the end thereof a projection with a cutting edge inclined to the straight edge and arranged'to indicate half fare on the ticket, said straight edge being adjustable transversely of the holder but held in a normal position with a yielding pressure.

9. In a deviceof the character described,

the combination, with a holder for a pile of tickets or slips, of a straight edge mounted in the holder and capable of an adjustable m0vement transversely thereof, a projection mounted for adjustment upon the straight edge'and extending'beyond its severing edge for indicating on a ticket the amount of fare paid, and a projection extending from the other edge of said stralght edge for the part ial severing of a ticket when the straight edge is adjusted transversely of the holder and ticket, whereby theclass of fare may be indicated on the ticket.

ALLEN I. BLANQH'ARD. Witnesses S. E. HIBBEN, ROBERT DOBBERMAN. 

